Faces of Change: Nature’s Champions at Dunham Massey

Name: Faces of Change: Nature's Champions at Dunham Massey
Start: 2019-03-23T11:00:00
End: 2019-06-09T16:00:00
Location: Dunham Massey

Creative Tourist Posted 21 March 2019

Faces of Change: Nature's Champions at Dunham Massey, Altrincham 23 March — 9 June 2019 Entrance is free

From Sir David Attenborough and Vivienne Westood, to William Wordsworth and Octavia Hill, get face to face with those who have shaped the way we think and feel about nature today with a visit to Faces of Change: Nature’s Champions at Dunham Massey. The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures and objects from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, alongside objects from Dunham Massey’s own collection that link the National Trust place to some of the sitters.

Faces of Change: Nature's Champions at Dunham Massey, Altrincham 23 March — 9 June 2019 Entrance is free

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